Tips for Men on Meeting Women Through the Personals

Listen to That Little Voice Inside You

Everyone has a little inner voice that tells them when something just doesn't seem right and warns them to beware. Listen to your little inner voice and act accordingly. If you call to respond to an ad and you don't feel comfortable with the person on the other end of the phone, hang up. Do not let yourself be pressured or cajoled into meeting someone that you feel uneasy with. If you go to meet someone and you don't like or trust them, make up an excuse, any excuse, and leave.

Meeting people through personal ads is no more or less risky than meeting people any other way. It may even be safer. Consider this:

If you answer an ad, the publication should have the information from the person who placed the ad: name, address, phone number, credit card number, etc. Yes, they could have made up false information, but it isn't likely.

You should always ask anyone that you are going to meet through a personal ad for their phone number. Find an excuse to call them before you meet them. If you call the number that they gave you and the person who answers the phone has never heard of the person that you are supposed to meet, that is probably a warning that you should heed. They may have given you the wrong number by accident, you may have written the number down wrong, or you may have dialed the wrong number. Listen to that inner voice.

If you place an ad, the person that responds usually gives you a phone number that you call to contact them the first time. Whether you placed the ad or are responding to an ad, you should at least have some information about them that is accurate even if everything else that they tell you is a lie.

The people that you meet through the personal ads are no more or less honest than the general public. Depending upon how cynical or optimistic you are, that may or may not be a very comforting thought. This article is an excerpt from our publication, "Effective Personal Ads - How to Write Personal Ads or Respond to Personal Ads."

Advice for Men on Meeting Women Using the Personals

Advice About Meeting Women Using the Personals

Everyone has a little inner voice that tells them when something just doesn't seem right and warns them to beware. Listen to your little inner voice and act accordingly. If you call to respond to an ad and you don't feel comfortable with the person on the other end of the phone, hang up. Do not let yourself be pressured or cajoled into meeting someone that you feel uneasy with. If you go to meet someone and you don't like or trust them, make up an excuse, any excuse, and leave.

Meeting people through personal ads is no more or less risky than meeting people any other way. It may even be safer. Consider this:

You should always ask anyone that you are going to meet through a personal ad for their phone number. Find an excuse to call them before you meet them. If you call the number that they gave you and the person who answers the phone has never heard of the person that you are supposed to meet, that is probably a warning that you should heed. They may have given you the wrong number by accident, you may have written the number down wrong, or you may have dialed the wrong number. Listen to that inner voice.

If you place an ad, the person that responds usually gives you a phone number that you call to contact them the first time. Whether you placed the ad or are responding to an ad, you should at least have some information about them that is accurate even if everything else that they tell you is a lie.

The people that you meet through the personal ads are no more or less honest than the general public. Depending upon how cynical or optimistic you are, that may or may not be a very comforting thought.

How to Meet Women on a Bus or Train

How to Meet Women Using Transportation

If you commute by train, bus, plane, subways, etc., there's going to be golden opportunities to meet women. These places are filled with eligible, pretty women.

The whole trick to meeting them is to make it a point to take a seat next to them. This way you've got her pinned in and she's not going anywhere unless you scare her off. If you're on a train or plane, she doesn't have much choice.

All you've got to do when sitting next to her is to just start talking to her. Talk to her about anything and turn on that charm of yours.

If you take a bus or train to work or school, pick out any female riders you'd like to meet. Select one and make it a point to sit near or close to her. Do this each time you see her and after seeing you a few times you'll practically be old friends, even if you haven't spoken to each other.

Advice for Men on Dating After 40

Dating After the Age of Forty By Tammy M Fletcher

"I'm single again and I don't remember how to go on a date!"

"We spent the whole dinner talking about my ex-husband and his late wife. Needless to say, we didn't exactly spark."

"What do women want these days? I haven't dated since 1985!"

Sound familiar? If you are over 40 and find yourself in the dating pool again, it might feel like you can't remember even how to dog paddle in the shallow end. Baggage, history, exes, kids....how can you wade through all this to find a connection with a new love interest? Here are some do's and don'ts to help you navigate unfamiliar waters:

DO:

* Show an interest in your date. Ask about her work, or about his hobbies. Movies, books, music, travel, food - all are great icebreaker topics and a way to get to know the person you are spending time with.

* Give your undivided attention. Put the iPhone on vibrate, resist the temptation to update your Facebook status while waiting for the appetizer to arrive ("Having a great first date!"), make eye contact, and listen.

* Put your expectations aside and enjoy yourself. Even if there is no love connection right away, look at the date as a chance to get to know someone new and have fun.

* Leave your baggage at the door. A date is a fresh chance to meet someone, get to know them, and spend a pleasant time together. We all have baggage, but there is no need to bring it along to weigh down your time together.

DON'T:

* Spend the date talking about your ex. Whether you are sharing the scoop on why the relationship fell apart and all the ways you were done wrong, or describing your ex in glowing terms, this time is about you and your date.

* Expect a love connection on the first date. Expectations create static in your thoughts that can distract you from having a good time. Be in the moment and see how things unfold.

* Feel pressured to move any faster than you feel comfortable with. Even a first kiss may feel like you are rushing things. When the moment is right to move things along, you'll know. Remember when you were young and holding hands for the first time made you feel giddy with excitement? There is something to be said for taking it slow.

* Feel like damaged goods because you are divorced, older, or have experienced pain or sadness. Your life experiences have made you who you are today.

The most important thing to remember is - if you feel good about yourself, it will come across to everyone you meet. Dating is a fun way to explore new relationships, but it is not the ultimate goal in your newly single life.

Tammy Fletcher, M.A., IMF, CFT works with individuals and couples in the San Diego area. Her website is http://www.fletchertherapy.com.

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Good Advice on How to Find Someone to Love

Don't Give Up on Trying to Find Someone Love

Sometimes when we have struggled for so long to find someone to love we are tempted to just throw in the towel, give up, and accept things the way they are. You're tempted to just accept this as your fate in life that you're not going to find anyone.

From my experience, I can tell you that you must be patient because things can change in the blink of an eye. Someone special can literally fall out of the sky when you least expect it. Things can and will turn aroundif you will just be patient and hang in there.

I encourage you today to keep on believing, keep hoping, and keep having faith that things will turn around in your dating life. You must not let the enemy drag your thoughts down in believing that things are hopeless in your meeting, attracting the woman of your dreams.

Keep believing that your time is coming and soon you are going to meet and date someone very special that will fill your life with lots of love, romance, and happiness.

I sincerely hope this article gives you the strength to believe that your breakthrough in meeting someone special is coming soon.

How to Meet Women Using Relatives, Friends, Co-workers

How to Meet Women with the Help of Others

This is an ideal way to meet women. Just make a list of all your friends, relatives, and co-workers. Then contact them by phone or in person and ask them if they know of any single women they could introduce you to. It's nothing to be embarrassed about when asking. You're just wanting some female companionship.

Meeting women this way is very natural and these people can usually tell you a lot about the woman. Some will really enjoy playing the role of cupid. Who knows, you may meet the love of your life, just by asking around.

In conclusion, here's the script to use when contacting these people: "I am expanding my social circle of female friends. Could you introduce me to some of your single female friends?"

How to Meet Women at Art Galleries

How to Meet and Approach Women at Art Galleries

Go to any art gallery (especially on the weekends) and you'll see plenty of women. Some of these women aren't just there because of their appreciation for art. They are there to meet a guy like yourself.

An art gallery provides a perfect setting to approach women. The atmosphere is very friendly and the women aren't going to feel uptight and threatened when you try to meet them.

Approaching a woman in an art gallery is very simple. All you have to do is walk over to a woman standing in front of a painting and make a comment on the painting. Another variation to this is to stand in front of a painting yourself and when a woman passes by, you make a comment to her about the painting. After you've made contact say, "Would you mind if I tour the gallery with you?" Afterwards you can invite her out to get something to eat or to go have a drink somewhere.